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Patented Aug. 15, 1950 2*',518310x4 MACHNE Fon'- SEAMING ENDS' AN REC; 'iANGpULAie4 Am) IRREGULARLY SHAPED CAN' BODIES Peter Kruse,Brookly Ni.` Y. Appifcaiion February 3, 1949', seriiir Nb. 74,364

fi-iii'sei'i-wei reifg fossa-ming mociones off t" e i: i als s'qiefre can seamers for ifi-eisen.- N v Ari eioeim'eiii of' fiije iiiveii'on is ii1usiieifed iii me eom'piaifyirigf drawings-1.' The invention,

Viss-'is sectional View of u'iieifia-4 coaxial with the posi 23'- isisieeve 45' which Y isi roi-aies fiimiigii ai .beveled gear aff, pin-ion is aridldrive shaft 49. shafifii is driveii fiom@ shft 4:9 hifog e.' pair f spiir gears 5p'.- The si'eie: de drives flieseamirig heads' is ihroiigm geef 512 fas-ferie@ io' sleeve e5, and p'i'nions` 53; effe foreach seamingriiead. Y l

Assembled 6em-bodies: sind ends are fed tio the se riiiigi' iachi'ffe i`n= any' suitable manner; 'siisliyin-echericeiiy, ais a, feeding mechanism, Vfofy example' as met partially inustfziieci'Y in 2f. The feedi'g' mechanism, however. is idi'uficiiife aiid rio claim ihefe'to 'is made in ppiieatori..

Carried by the brackets 35 of the rotatingfrm fZf'e pa'ds" 5.5-, one' below each seziniiin'gy 11e-afi vl 5. The `piids of@ raised' and; 1cmve'1'-i=, i by' means of .such as a pin or key 68, Fig, 6. A compression spring reacts between a shoulder 1| on post 60 and a shoulder 12 on sleeve 6|. The head 63 on post 39 limits the separating movement of the post 60 and the sleeve 6| under the action'of the spring 10. A roller 15 mounted in the forked end Y 65 of the sleeve 6| rides on the cam 51.

An assembled can-body and end is placed on each pad 55, or delivered thereto by the feeding mechanism illustrated in Fig, 2. Provision for handling can-bodies of different height is made, and one way of doing this is to mount filler-blocksV 11, Fig. 1, of different height `conforming to the height of the can-body, on the pads 55.

Associated with the pads is a turret 89, Fig. 1, having recesses 8| which serve to position canbodies on the pads 55 in geometrical symmetry with the chucks on the seaming heads I5, hereafter described. The turret 80 is xed on the rotating frame |2. The turret 80 is usually provided with replaceable inserts 82. Different inserts carry recesses 8| of sizes and shapes conforming to various sizes and shapes of can-bodies. Each of the seaming heads l5 has a rotary shaft 85, Fig. 3, in the form of a sleeve which has a bearing on the bracket 31 which forms part of therotary frame I2. lThe shaft 85 is rotated from drive shaft 49 through pinion 48, gear 41, sleeve 45, gear 5| and pinion 53 fastened on said shaft 05. Shaft 85 has an indirect bearing on bracket 36 through a sleeve |41 hereinafter described.

Fixed upon the rotary shaft 85 is a bracket 90 having bearings 92 thereon for four arms which carry two sets of seaming rolls 95.

Each of the seaming rolls 95 is rotatably mount- Y ed ona secondary arm I 90 which is pivoted upon a primary arm |02, as indicated at |93, Figs. 4, 9, 11, 13 and 14. The primary arm |92 has a hub |05 which is pivotally mounted in one of the bearings 92 of the bracket 90, Fig. 3.

The primary arm |92 has thereon a pin or roller ||9 which projects into a cam groove in a guide or cam plate |2 which is fastened to a nonrotary post l5 fastened to the bracket 38 forming a part of the movable frame I2, as hereinbefore described. The non-rotary post ||5 extends through the rotary sleeve 85.

1 The cam groove conforms to the shape of the can to be seamed.

Fastened also to the non-rotary post ||5 is a chuck |29, Figs. 3 and 7, against which the assembled can-bodies and ends are held during the seaming operation. The shape of the chuck corresponds to the shape of the cam groove III in the block |12, and the function of the cam groove roller |I9 and primary arm |92 is to guide the seeming rolls 95 in a path around the chuck |20, conforming to the shape of the chuck and also to the shape of the assembled can-bodies and ends which are held against the chuck by the pads 55. and against the edges of which assembled can-bodies and ends the seaming rolls 95 act to form the seam.

Numeral |29 designates a knock-out bar which extends through an axial bore |3| in the post 5,

' fastened to the rotary shaft 95.

Fig. 7. This knock-out bar serves to push cans away from the chuck after the seaming has been completed, and is pushed downward against the pressure of a spring (not shown) at proper times by a ring cam` |33, Fig. 3, fixed on the canopy 24 which forms a part of the fixed frame I0. The knock-out bar |29 extends through a dowel-pin |30 which centers the guide block I |2 on post I I5.

The pressure of the seaming rolls 95 against the edges of the assembled can-bodies and ends held against the chuck |29 is effected by cams |40 which make contact With the heels 4| of the secondary arms which carry the seaming rolls 95, as best shown in Figs. 13 to 16 inclusive. The cams |49 advantageously are formed' with broad contacting surfaces, with a flat |42 at the summit for distributing the load transmitted to the heels |4| of secondary arms |09, and thereby having good resistance to wear. The cams 40 are mounted on rods |43 which are slidably mounted in the hubs o f the primary arms |92, and which hubs |05, as heretofore described, are pivotally mounted in the bearings 92 of bracket 90 The slide rods |43 are each fastened to an arm of a spider |45, Fig. 3, which spider is fastened to a sleeve |41 coaxial with the rotary shaft 85, and turns therewith. The sleeve |41 has bearing on the bracket 3E of the moving frame |2. The cams |40 have a limited movement around the axes of rods |43 so that the cams |49 may adjust themselves around the axis of the rods |43 in contact with the heels |4| of the secondary arms |90, when the secondary arms turn on pivots |03, and the primary arms 502 pivot in the bearings 92 under the influence of the cam groove and roller 0. To this end the cams |40 are advantageously formed on sleeves |48, Fig. 11, which sleeves are swivelled on rods |43 between collars |49, |49A, on rods |43. Y

The slide rods |43 carrying the cams |49 are slid up and down axially, through the` spider |45 and sleeve |41, by circular cams |59, |5|, Figs. 3 and l, xed upon the canopy 24 forming a part of the stationary frame |9 yand a pin or roller |53 carried by a ring |55 in which the sleeve |41 turns. As is here shown, the ring |55 is the outer ring of a ball bearing |59 and the roller |53 is fixed to the outer ring (|55) of the ball bearing.

The heels |4| of the secondary arms |00, each -of which arms carries a seaming roll 95, are preferably formed as a separate part |60, as shown best in Figs. 9, 13 and 14. The part |69 is in the form of a plate which is pivoted to the secondary arm |99 as indicated at |93, the pivot pin being conveniently the same'pivot pin on which the secondary arm |09 is pivoted to the primary arm |02. The plate |69 may have a broad nose |95 which makes contact with the cam |49. The secondary arm |99 carries a part |61 which projects over the plate |60, and a screw |69 threaded into the part |91 bears against the back of plate |60. By threading the screw |69 in or out, more or less toward and from the plate |69, the proximity of the nose |65 on pivoted plate |60 to the cam |49 may be adjusted. Numeral |19 designates a nut which may be used to lock the screw |69 in adjusted position. By the adjustment effected by the screw |69, the pressure of the seaming rolls 95 against the edges of the assembled can-bodies and ends held in the chuck |20 may be adjusted. A spring |15 (Fig. 13) reacting between the primary arm |02 and the secondary arm |00, acts to normally press the heel |4| of ateismo the secondary armi mese fat or .plate tmf into thepatn'of movement of theeaml |405.`

@lactation yattached te trie braeeetfes ofthe-rotating frame 'rire locating' turret 8e and riadsy 55; being" atl; tached to the rotating frame |2 revolve aroundb tlii axis of the post' 2Y3, thepalds 55 being' loeetted' under eacli of. theA chucks'l |205,- -anct the recesses 81|-` irtl titel-coating tui-reti 8U being" arranged syfl'ifi nietricalily With relation to tl'ieg'edrrietrical shape of the chucksfllf 'rne fonetoner operaties or the feed meen: anisr'n illustrated in' Fig; 2, o'r in' any other sti-t-A abie .reed mechants 1 is tof taire dang-ed eenebdiesiromfayconveyo |801 separate tirent by es reeessedtturntabie ist at a distance: correspon ing tofthe distanoeepart or eac-nofi thei seam e# heads. .|5-, deliver .thesef to2' ariotlieif41'1'eeesse`d turni table reo' whereatcan ends are europese on 'te canr bodiesl from a suitable fe-rior* :negeer t' shotvnzr. The assembled een'ebodies and: end are then' deliveredtoi the recess' 'Sfr or the ioeat'ingl turret 80 of the seamirigfmae After the ends have been seemed on tile" canbodiesg. tlf-rey may be removed `irorri trie: machine: by aztuirr table anda delivery beit Zeta When Vthe assembled can-bodies andi ends are' placed upon the -p'a'd's 5.5 tlrezre'c'e'ssesfel oil recate: ingturret- 8.0l locate; them on the' pads irrgerreY metrical ksymmetry with the chucks |20 `oieaeia! seemingY l1ead|5v` Being thus properly positioned on" tl'ie p`ads55, the ring cam 51 acting on the rollers l5, sleeve 6lv and post- 13.07,Y Fig. 3, elevates the pads to press the assembled can-bodies and eiidsthereon against triecritics-s |20of the seaming heads i5. The spring i3 interposed between' the sleeveil'l the? Iost 510 provided for some resilience in the pressure of the assembledy canbodies and ends against the chucks by thepads 55,- and'- aids' in preventing cracking of the metal the seam..

`Witl .tle cari-bodies and ends pressed against the cliu'ck' the Seamirig" rolls. 9,5M of the seam-ing iads' are? brought' int-'o action to producethe saih. As previously stated,A the scanning heads |"l5` are'l rotating as' they revolve. Ring cams 50, I'EITVFgs. l and 3', on the canopy24 forming a part of the ii'ed frame |0', acting througlr Vthe fdllr [53, l'g |'5`5,s1'eeve M21 `alldlsider imoVe tl'ie' slide rods |43' dvvnyvard'l'y While revolving with the seami-ng heads.- 'Ilivlofot the cams it@ are mounted axially in advance vof the other two cams |40 carried by the two other slide rods* |43 offthe `same seeming heeel-. The two firsty acting cams |40 contact the heels |4| of the two secondary arms |00 on which the first set of seeming 6?" rol-1s 95A, 95A are mounted. The pressure. of the rs't acting cams |40 against the heels ofv the secondary arms carrying the' rst-set of. seamingrolls 95A, 95A presses the saidrst seeming rolls intof Contact withl the edges or the cani endsiancr the flanges' on the can bodies lying beneath. The action of the rst set of seainlng rolls' 05A, 95A

' is tocurl the edges4 of the can ends and theanged edges of. the carebedy together against the canb'od'y. Tlfie curling of' the edgeso'f the ends and earr-bedies together may be effected in about 2 or 3 rotations of seeming head... When' the edges'or the ends and can-bodies have been curled together, `the aforesaid ring earns'y |50-, |35| act through vthe roller |53, ring |55', sleeve |415 andspideito give the slide rods M313l a further dGWIiWald movement, which brings the SeCOn'd Set" of cams |40 against tl'e heels |131 of the secondary arms" |00 oir which the second set of Seam-ing rolls 95B; 95B are' carried; The searning rolls 95B', 95B are thereupon pressed against the curled edges-oi the' cari-body arid end held against the chuck |20 and' rir'e'ssl the curled' metal of the end and can'-y bod-y tightly against the chuck, thereby effecting a'tight seam.` The pressurevofY the seeming rolls;

95B, 95B' may be regulated' by the' screw |65?, the screw being advanced towardthe pivoted part on the' heel of the secondary arral'0` toincrease 4the pressure of' the seaining rolis 85H,` 95B",A arid-backed away from part |55 to decrease the'pressure.` Tlie'- pressure el?A the seaming rolls' 95B; e533- s'hou-ld' be regulated to an amount which `vill not crack the metal in" the seam. Screws- 59'- aiso be provided on trie heels of the=second- I ary arms |05 which carry the rst set' of seame in'groll's- 951A; 95A- ior adjusting the pressurel and actidri 0f this set.-

The seeming yrelis e5 in their revolutions around:- the assembled cane'iodies and end's,A are caused to follow a path symmetrical' withv the: shape of the can-bodies. pins or roll'er's 'il'fl carried by the primary arms |02? which follow' the conteur of the guide clia'n nelV lil in the guide' H2'. The guidechannel symmetrical With the shape of the canbo'dy to have an end? searne-:i` thereon, causes' the primary' arms |2532' to move toward and from the' axis oni which the seeming head: turns, and the primary arms impart the same movement to the secondary" arms which' carry the seam'in'g rolls 95.4 r

The ring cams' |50, cams" |40 out of Contact with the heels of' the secondary arms itt- Which carry thev rst set of seaming' rolls 05A,4 95A,` or they may remain' iii contact, during the time that the' cams leo" are iii/contact with the heels"- l't'l of the secondary arms |05 onwhich the second set of sea'iriing rolls 9,513,951; are mounted.

Both` sets of sea'iningv rolls 95A and 95B cornplete their. action between the time tl1at`- an assembled can-body' and end is placed' uperi a pad and dischargedtherefrom, in less than a full rotation of the rotating frame l2'.

After the second set of seemingv rolls' $513, 95B have' completed. their seeming. action, the cams |50, |51 act on the slide rods |653' to lift the cams M5' out of contact with the heels ist of the secondary arms- |05 which carry all'- of the sean'i ing .rolls of one head. Springs H5 then swing the sea-ming rolls S5 away from. the chuckl |205, the timing'. is such. that the' seam'ing rolls 85 are' moved away from the chuck |20 before the position: for discharge ofk the' seam-'ed clans! is reached. .'fliet'swiveling: of the cams. m0; orf` the slide rods l5! may act toA move the |43 enables the cams to maintain a steady and broad contact against the heels |4| of arms |00 during the pivotal movements of arms |02 under the inuence of the roller and groove in guide block H0 and during the independent pivotal movements of arms |09 under the in uence of the cams |140.

As the discharge position for the seamed cans is closely approached, the knock out bar |29 is brought into action. At the knock-out position the bar |29 moves onto a rise on the cam ring |25 which forces the knock-out bar downwardly against the top of the end seamed on the can body, and forces it away from the chuck |20. At the same time that the knock-out bar |29 is acting, the ring cam 57 is acting to lower the pad 55. The seamed can is lowered by the pad 55 sufciently to clear the seaming head |5, and in this position is delivered to the turn table |95 of the delivery mechanism, or otherwise removed from the pad 55.

By substituting guides H2, chucks |20 and recessed inserts B2 in locating turret 80, the machine may be adapted for various shapes and sizes of cans. Moreover, by substituting filler blocks 11, the machine may be adapted for various heights of cans.

The present seaming machine has a high output without imposing severe strains on any part of the mechanism. The present machine is designed for an output of 150 cans per minute, and by reason of the machine having four seaming heads in place of one, the seaming heads are rotated at a speed of 371/2 rotations per minute, which speed of rotation is very low compared to that of similar purpose machines, and imposes no detrimental strains on the mechanism. The machine is designed to run for many years without requiring` extensive repairs or thorough overhauling.

What is claimed is:

1. A high output square can seaming machine, comprising a stationary frame having a vertical post, a rotary frame positioned coaxially of said post, means for rotating said rotary frame, a plurality of seaming heads on said rotary frame, said seaming heads each comprising a plurality of primary arms pivotally mounted thereon, secondary arms pivotally mounted on said primary arms, and seaming rolls mounted on said secondary arms, a chuck associated with each seaming head mounted on said rotary frame, stationary with respect to said seaming heads, a guide associated with each seaming head having a guide-channel therein conforming to the shape of the can to be seamed, mounted on said rotary frame, stationary with respect to the seaming heads, a pin on said primary arm projecting into said guide-channel, cams in juxtaposition to the heels of each secondary arm, and means for actuating said cams to contact the heels of each secondary arm to press the seaming rolls thereon against the edges of the can-body and end to form a seam, comprising slide-rods on which said heel-contacting cams are mounted, a spider on which said slide-rods are mounted, a sleeve on which said spider is fastened, and a ring cam on said stationary frame for moving said sleeve, spider and slide-rods axially to bring said heelcontacting cams into and out oi contact with the heels of said secondary arms carrying the seaming rolls, and means for rotating said seaming heads.

2. A high output square can seaming machine, according to claim 1, wherein said heel-contacting cams are swiveled to said slide-rods so that the cams can remain in steady and broad contact with said heels during the pivotal movements of said primary arms and the independent pivotal movements of said secondary arms.

3. A high output square can seaming machine comprising a stationary frame having a vertical post, a rotary frame positioned coaxially of said post, means for rotating said rotary frame, a plurality of seaming heads on said rotary frame, said seaming heads each comprising a plurality of primary arms pivotally mounted thereon, secondary arms pivotally mounted 0n said primary arms, and seaming rolls mounted on said secondary arms, a chuck associated with each seaming head mounted on said rotary frame, stationary with respect to said seaming heads, a guide associated with each seaming head having a guide-channel therein conforming to the shape of the can to be seamed, mounted on said rotary frame, stationary with respect to the seaming heads, a pin on said primary arm projecting into said guide-channel, cams in juxtaposition to the heels of each secondary arm, and means for rotating said seaming heads, said seaming heads each comprising a post xed to said rotary frame to which said chuck and guide are fastened, a sleeve coaxial with said post which is rotated by said means for rotating the seaming heads, said coaxial sleeve having bearings in which said primary arms are pivotally mounted, a second sleeve coaxial with said first named sleeve, rotatable therewith and slida-ble axially thereon, said second sleeve having a spider fastened thereto, slide-rods connected to said spider, each having a heel-contacting cam thereon, and a ring cam on said stationary frame contacting a part of said second sleeve to impart axial movement to said slide rods and the cams carried thereby, to bring said heel contacting cams into and out of contact with the heels of said secondary arms carrying said seaming rolls.

4. A high output square can seaming machine, according to claim 1 wherein said ring cam on said ixed frame is above the seaming heads, wherein the seaming heads are close to said vertical post and wherein said slide rods and spider carrying sleeve extend upwardly from said seaming head.

PETER KRUSE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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